About

Owner John Gemelli, Purchased this business from the second owner Joe Negri who acquired it from the original owner, Mustang expert, Joe Panciarello. Panciarello started Mustang Magic out of his garage, and in 1990 it became a business. Now, Mustang Magic continues to live on with a new state of the art showroom and a full-service shop equipped with a Dynojet Chassis Dynamometer. Their knowledge in expert tuning has made Mustang Magic known for making some of the fastest Mustangs on the east coast. Piloting a Twin Turbo Coyote daily John practices what he suggests others do which is drive their creations.  Upgrading the Chassis Dyno to the latest hardware and software and paying to have the driveway recurved for easier entrance for lowered vehicles.  John has already made many investments to make Mustang Magic better than ever.

In 2002, original owner Joe, purchased a stock 2003 Terminator Cobra. This turned into the legendary “Snakebite” that starred in the infamous Snakebite 2 video. It was completely built by Mustang Magic.

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Meet The Team

Learn more about the team by reading below.

John

Owner

As the new owner of Mustang Magic, Mustangs have been John’s hobby and passion since his then girlfriend bought her first car in 1991 (A 1985 ASC McLaren Coupe 5 speed) currently 4 of those vehicles are in his stable along with the 2011 Twin Turbo Mustang GT. With Many years of experience in a customer facing role, John not only has a passion for fast cars but also a passion for customer satisfaction. 

Jose

Engine Calibrator
Jose is a wiz at electrical, lending his extensive knowledge to Mustang Magic for nearly 20 years now. Out of his 27 years in the auto-mechanic industry, 22 of those years have been dedicated to only Mustangs, making him one of New York’s leading Mustang experts.

Camera Shy Team

The team doesn’t end with John and Jose,  Far from it,  LJ has been with Mustang Magic since he was 16 and Stevie has been with the company since the 90’s.  Both of them have been keeping up with trends and technology to keep customers happy